Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Finland at the Olympic Games
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	37 in 10 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
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Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Finnish athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908.

Athletics

Finnish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[1][2] Four of them, led by two Olympic bronze medalists Tero Pitkämäki (2008) and Antti Ruuskanen (2012) in the men's javelin throw, had been selected to the Olympic team during the initial nomination stages (October and December 2015), while the majority of the Finnish track and field team was announced at the end of March 2016.^[3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Jarkko Kinnunen	50 km walk
Aleksi Ojala
Aku Partanen

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tero Pitkämäki	Javelin throw
Antti Ruuskanen

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sandra Eriksson	3000 m steeplechase
Anne-Mari Hyryläinen	Marathon	N/A

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kristiina Mäkelä	Triple jump
Wilma Murto	Pole vault
Minna Nikkanen

• Men's javelin throw – 1 quota place
• Women's marathon – 1 quota place left
• Women's javelin throw – 1 quota place (Sanni Utriainen)

Badminton

Finland has qualified one badminton player for the women's singles into the Olympic tournament. Nanna Vainio had claimed her Olympic spot as one of top 34 individual shuttlers in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nanna Vainio	Women's singles

Equestrian

Finland has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top finish from North Western Europe in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.^[5][6] Finland is scheduled to mark its Olympic comeback in eventing for the first time since 2000.

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Elmo Jankari	Duchess Désirée	Individual

Gymnastics

Artistic

Finland has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Oskar Kirmes had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[7][8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Oskar Kirmes

Rhythmic

For the first time in Olympic history, Finland has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.^[8][9]

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Ekaterina Volkova	Individual

Sailing

Finnish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.^[10]

On October 13, 2015, the Finnish Olympic Committee had officially announced the first five sailors competing in the Finn, Laser Radial, men's 470, and women's RS:X at the Rio regatta.^[3] 2010 Youth Olympian and Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper was named to the Finnish team on April 27, 2016, while the 49er crew rounded out the selection at the ISAF World Cup meet (April 26 to May 1) in Hyères, France.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Kaarle Tapper	Laser
Tapio Nirkko	Finn
Joonas Lindgren Niklas Lindgren	470

Women

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén	RS:X
Tuula Tenkanen	Laser Radial											N/A
Camilla Cedercreutz Noora Ruskola	49erFX

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Finnish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying standard (MQS) by March 31, 2016.^[11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Vesa Törnroos	Trap

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela	Trap

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Finnish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[12][13]

On December 9, 2015, the Finnish Olympic Committee had announced the first three swimmers (Liukkonen, Mattsson, and Laukkanen), who had achieved the A-cut times in their respective events, to compete in the Olympic pool, while US-based college swimmers Matias Koski and Tanja Kylliäinen joined the roster four months later.^[14]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matias Koski	200 m freestyle
	400 m freestyle			N/A
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	50 m freestyle
Matti Mattsson	200 m breaststroke

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jenna Laukkanen	100 m breaststroke
	200 m breaststroke
Tanja Kylliäinen	200 m individual medley

Taekwondo

Finland entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2012 Olympian Suvi Mikkonen secured a spot in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.^[15][16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Suvi Mikkonen	Women's −57 kg

Weightlifting

Finland has qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 European Championships. The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.^[8][17]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Milko Tokola	Men's −85 kg

Wrestling

Finland has qualified three wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Two of them finished among the top six to book an Olympic spot each in the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg and women's freestyle 58 kg the 2015 World Championships.^[18][19]

One more wrestler had claimed the remaining Olympic slot in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg to round out the Finnish roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.^[20]

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tero Välimäki	−66 kg
Rami Hietaniemi	−85 kg

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Petra Olli	−58 kg

See also

• Finland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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4. Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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16. "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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